EP03: Revisioning herbal medicine
An interview with Simon Mills, herbal practitioner and author of Principles & Practice of Phytotherapy, The Essential Guide to Herbal Safety, Dictionary of Modern … Continue
Robin Harford
Six Wild Greens Soup
With an abundance of wild green in the hedgerow at the moment, I felt compelled by my bones to make a tasty spring time … Continue
Garlic Mustard & Blue Cheese Pasta
I love Garlic Mustard aka Jack By The Hedge (Alliaria petiolata). Most of the wild food recipe books seem to concentrate on using the … Continue
Wild Garlic & Nettle Nut Loaf
With the Wild Garlic aka Ramsons (Allium ursinum) filling the hedgerows at the moment, along with lovely Stinging Nettle tips (Urtica dioica) I was … Continue
Is It hemlock or cow parsley
Hemlock or Cow Parsley? Think you know? Watch this video and take some time to see if you can tell the difference. In this video I … Continue
Wild Garlic & Dandelion Salad
Being a rather full day, I wanted to rustle up a quick lunch, and on my way back from a meeting I gathered a … Continue
Ground Elder & Chicken Patties
The Ground Elder (Aegopodium podagraria) with its shiny young leaves is beginning to wake up. I love her lemony, herby taste and having suddenly … Continue
Wild Garlic Pakoras
Spying some pakoras in my local India delicatessen, I pondered on whether Wild Garlic/Ramsons (Allium ursinum) would work as a replacement to the usual … Continue
Alexanders in gluten free cheese sauce
With buds appearing on the choice, young Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum) I spend an afternoon gathering down near my local river. The sun is shining, … Continue
Oxeye Daisy Tabbouleh
Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) is one of the most delicious and uniquely flavoured wild herb-vegetables that I use in the kitchen. Savoury, herby and … Continue
EP02: Beyond botany & other ways of knowing plants
In Episode 2 of the Eatweeds Podcast Robin Harford interviews his Russian friend, plantwalker and herbalist Olya Maiboroda about how we can know plants … Continue
Oxeye Daisy Bruschette
It’s bitterly cold outside and I’m wandering around my local foraging area looking for something to gather. My body is wanting something with lots … Continue
Three Cornered Leek Hummus
It’s the end of January and I head out to forage, unfortunately or fortunately depending on how you look at it, I don’t need … Continue
Rowan Turkish delight
Home > Plants > Rowan Although I am not a big consumer of sweets or deserts, I do have somewhat of a sweet tooth … Continue
Crispy black mustard
Home > Plants > Black mustard Oh my gawd! When it comes to a simple black mustard recipe (Brassica nigra), then these ‘crisps’ are … Continue